My father offered a Hundred marks to anyone in the Audience who could defeat me in Wrestling. No one won the money ever, I defeated famous strongman Sandow I lifted 150 kilos over my...

When I was four I could swim my age in kilometres At fifteen I canoed 400 kilometres from France to Germany I was the first woman to Climb most of the French, Swiss alps...

Marco Polo said I was a superb warrior I would ride in enemy ranks Snatch a captive Like a hawk snatches a chicken I helped my father in many battles Specially against cousin Kublai...

When I was sixteen I ran away from home Became a nurse Went to London Became a journalist A European correspondent. Married a Frenchman Drove an ambulance In World War II Became a courier...

To be stripped, so they could see my V. My husband, the first, staked me. The loser was confident he’d win. Egged on by the others, the twins. Dragged, unknowing, into court My hair...

My father was a bear trainer My mother an actress and dancer I was an actress as well Often acting in bed too. Justinian wanted to marry me But the law wouldn’t let him...

My father taught me to govern Took me to war with him My brother sent me To the Portuguese To make peace They didn’t offer a chair Just a floor mat I’m no inferior...

I fired the thunderbolts Fellow feminist Elizabeth Stanton forged. Men didn’t want women speaking in public Even more than they were against suffrage. Us women needed money to protest We campaigned for better property...

I’m the Notorious RBG Fought gender discrimination suits Aiming at one biased statute at a time Building on each victory So that I’d win them all I defended men too sometimes Just to show...